Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“Once and for all, let’s completely resolve things with them here. After all…”

Saying this, Nightstar turned to look at Miko Yotsuya, Mai Sakurajima, and Rio Futaba, smiling.

“Next week, there's a fireworks festival in Kyoto. I want to see you all in kimonos, so I have to clear away all obstacles before then.”

Immediately after, Nightstar glanced at Yagami Light standing there, emphasizing a point.

“Oh, right, you weren't invited, haha. Don't show up in a kimono looking for me then, I really can't handle that.”

Yagami Light shook his head, laughing wryly.

“You really are abstract, no matter the time.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

“That's not a compliment…”

Nightstar didn't say much more, only softly reciting.

“Domain…”

“Dispel.”

…

At the same time, the Hannya and Shuten-dōji, who were hiding in the lobby on the first floor, suddenly felt a strange spiritual power fluctuation in the air.

The next thing they saw was the police line set up outside Kyoto Tower, the police officers maintaining order outside, the onlookers, and the reporters and cameramen responsible for the live broadcast on television.

“The domain… it really has been dispelled!”

Shuten-dōji and Hannya both showed expressions of excitement upon seeing this.

Immediately after, however, Hannya's face showed hesitation, lowering his voice to say.

“That guy can't even maintain the domain anymore… which means his spiritual power is running out. We can't miss this opportunity.”

Hearing this, Shuten-dōji placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, but ultimately shook his head, recalling Nightstar's black mask, and said with lingering fear.

“The opportunity… indeed, we can't miss it… but…”

Shuten-dōji and Hannya looked at the crowd outside, hesitating in their hearts.

Just a few meters forward, leaving Kyoto Tower, even if the outside was full of police officers with guns, as high-level evil spirits, they could quickly escape.

But, having finally seized the weakest opportunity of that exorcist, were they just going to watch it slip through their fingers?

Just as Shuten-dōji and Hannya were hesitating, suddenly, a loud noise came from outside Kyoto Tower.

“Bang!”

Even the ground was trembling in this sound, as if it were about to trigger an earthquake.

In that instant, not only Shuten-dōji and Hannya inside Kyoto Tower, but also the police officers outside, the reporters and cameramen on the live television broadcast, and the onlookers, all looked in the direction of the sound.

And in the dust that was stirred up, what Shuten-dōji and Hannya saw first was a pair of eyes hidden beneath a black mask, filled with madness and delight.

“Finally, we’ve reached the end. Only you two remain, the main course I've been looking forward to.”

Chapter 234: A mutually devouring game, an exclusive interview with Chief Yagami

“‘Mask’…”

Yagami Soichiro, who was in charge of directing the police officers at the scene, saw Nightstar descending from the top of Kyoto Tower in a way similar to a superhero landing, causing cracks to appear in the floor tiles at his feet. He was slightly stunned at first, then breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but smile on his usually serious and stern face.

“This guy… still has such a high-profile style… hasn't changed at all…”

Rio Futaba and Miko Yotsuya, as the temporary leaders of the Supernatural Squad, Yagami Soichiro also had a good impression of them.

But in his heart, the only one he could truly trust, the one who could resolve any incident…

Was only ‘Mask’.

Yagami Soichiro was also a ‘Mask’ stan.

At the same time, in Touma and Sayaka's house.

“‘Mask’, it's ‘Mask’! He's finally back!”

Seeing Saki Kawasaki, Shouko Makinohara, Yukino Yukinoshita, and even Touma and Sayaka, who were usually expressionless and cool, and Yukino Yukinoshita, who was always serious, showing excited expressions when ‘Mask’ appeared on the live television broadcast, Hina Kitagawa couldn't help but be stunned, hesitating.

“Wait… you guys… are all ‘Mask’ fans?”

Hearing Hina Kitagawa's question, Saki Kawasaki and the others, as well as Menma, who Hina Kitagawa couldn't see, belatedly realized something.

She was the only member present who didn't know the real identity of ‘Mask’.

In Hina Kitagawa's eyes, ‘Mask’ was something unattainable… calling him a hero… didn't quite feel right, in short, he was a well-known figure that she would occasionally discuss with her friends, but who had nothing to do with her own life.

But now, seeing Yukino Yukinoshita and the others so excited just from seeing ‘Mask’ appear on the live television broadcast, Hina Kitagawa was a little panicked.

Did she join the wrong club?

Could it be that everyone in this club was a ‘Mask’ stan?

Wasn't it the Supernatural Quantum Mechanics Research Club?

How did it turn into a fan club?

At this moment, Hina Kitagawa gained a new attribute.

The only person in the Supernatural Squad who was kept in the dark.

In short, the clueless one.

…

This live television report about the Kyoto Tower incident received widespread attention in Kyoto.

Citizens in front of their televisions, seeing ‘Mask’ appearing on live television again a month after the Sunny Doll Killer incident, immediately put down their remote controls and stared intently at the screen.

In an instant, the ratings for Kyoto Television soared.

The entire city of Kyoto was paying attention to this broadcast.

And the person involved, who was currently within the live broadcast lens, didn't care about the surrounding gazes at all.

His eyes were solely focused on the Hannya and Shuten-dōji, standing dumbfounded inside the Kyoto Tower's entrance.

“Now…”

Yae Star took out a silver nail about thirty centimeters long from his pocket.

It was just an ordinary, sharp silver nail, but reflected in the eyes of the Hannya and Shuten-dōji, it made their expressions change.

In their eyes, this nail was not silver at all.

It was stained with an extremely thick black smoke, and surrounded by a sharp, silver-white aura of spiritual power.

This… is a spiritual artifact!

However, Shuten-dōji and Hannya didn't understand; in their memory, no weapon with spiritual power was shaped like a nail.

Isn't this a bit too bizarre!?

“I've come to find you.”

Under the gaze of the crowd, Yae Star slowly stepped forward, walking towards the Hannya and Shuten-dōji standing inside Kyoto Tower.

The two evil spirits' expressions changed, and they couldn't help but step back.

The TV reporter, seeing this scene, was even giving an impassioned commentary.

“Ladies and gentlemen, as you can see, after ‘Mask’ appeared, these two criminal suspects wearing demon masks seem to be afraid of him, and are constantly retreating!”

“The nemesis of criminals, the mysterious hero of Kyoto City, ‘Mask’!”

The happiest about Yae Star's sudden appearance were definitely the members of the Overload Society.

Following them, it wasn't the police officers and Yagami Soichiro present, but the TV reporter.

They didn't expect to have such good luck today; ‘Mask’ actually showed up during the live broadcast!

If there was another chance to do an exclusive interview…

Wouldn't the attention explode?

Watching Yae Star approaching step by step, feeling the pressure emanating from him, Hannya and Shuten-dōji exchanged a glance, and then simultaneously ran towards the stairwell above.

Too terrifying.

Even though the opponent could no longer maintain the domain, the fact that this guy could come out of the Reverse Side proved that even the sudden communication cut-off, the power outage, and the earthquake, all of which caused panic among the people of Kyoto, and the powerful evil spirit formed from it, had already been killed by the opponent.

Faced with such achievements, Shuten-dōji and Hannya really couldn't muster the courage to confront Yae Star head-on.

Watching these two hideous-looking evil spirits fleeing in a flustered manner towards the stairwell above, Yae Star simply shook his head and chuckled.

“A futile struggle.”

…

Shuten-dōji and Hannya ran all the way up, only to find Futaba Rio, Sakurajima Mai, and Yotsuya Miko blocking the top of the stairwell.

“Trying to run away?”

Futaba Rio stared directly at Hannya and said in a cold voice.

“Our battle hasn't been decided yet.”

“Get out of the way!!!”

Although Hannya was afraid of Yae Star's power, it didn't take Futaba Rio, who had fought with it, seriously at all.

The pale bone thorns formed by the opponent's spiritual power were just branches that could be easily broken in the face of its power.

Hannya didn't hesitate at all; the two demon masks on its front and back bloomed with a ferocious look, its fangs gleaming coldly, and it directly pounced towards Futaba Rio above the stairs.

“No need to help, I'll do it myself.”

Hearing Futaba Rio's words, Yotsuya Miko and Sakurajima Mai, who originally wanted to help, both nodded and silently took two steps back.

“Tear off the disguise…”

Futaba Rio looked at Hannya, who had already pounced close, and a sharp, pale bone thorn extended from her palm.

“Bone Woman.”

“Heh.”

Looking at the sharp, pale bone thorn stabbing towards its face, Hannya just let out a disdainful sneer, directly grabbing it with both hands, and said contemptuously.

“Still using such attacks? You really don't learn your lesson…”

Just as Hannya was halfway through its words, it noticed something was wrong.

A week ago, when she was fighting Futaba Rio, she only used a little force, not even exerting herself much, and she broke the bone thorns created by the opponent like branches.

But this time…

Even if Hannya used all its strength, it was like a child trying to bend a hard iron bar; nothing happened.

“How could this be…”

Looking at the unbelievable expression on Hannya's ugly demon mask, Futaba Rio said softly.

“Soul materialization is the power formed by the user's heart.”

“And now, my heart is no longer as confused as it was back then.”

As the words fell, the surface of the pale bone thorn created by Futaba Rio bloomed like fireworks, extending dozens of equally sharp bone thorns, directly bursting Hannya's hands.

“Damn it… mere humans…”

Hannya looked at its palms that had turned into black smoke and dissipated, kneeling on the ground, its demon mask ferocious and twisted, letting out a painful roar.

There was no hesitation in Futaba Rio's eyes; she directly used the bone thorn to pierce through Hannya's demon mask, along with the demon face on the back of its head.

“Solved.”

In the end, Hannya still didn't understand the essence of the power of Futaba Rio and others as psychic ability users.

Soul materialization is the power formed by the manifestation of the user's true heart.

Hannya was fighting a Futaba Rio who was mentally exhausted, her brain in an overloaded state, hadn't slept all night, and most importantly…

Worried about Yae Star's safety, and not knowing what to do next.